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Telangana BJP chief applauds EC as Bengal votes in final phase
Hyderabad: As voting began in the second and final phase of the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday, April 29, praised the conduct of…
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A historic 91 pc voter turnout till 7 pm, polling concludes in West Bengal
Kolkata: Voting began on Wednesday, April 29, in 142 constituencies in the second and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, amid unprecedented security arrangements and a high-stakes contest that could…
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West Bengal polls: TMC’s Firhad Hakim says SIR may boomerang for BJP
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls could boomerang for the BJP in the West Bengal assembly polls, senior Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim said on Monday, asserting that people of the…
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Kolkata Port voter drop raises uncertainty for TMC stronghold
Kolkata: A sharp decline in the number of voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has injected an element of uncertainty into the Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, considered a…
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Affordable home sales down 23 pc in Q1 2026 in top 8 cities, including Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Sales of affordable homes, costing less than Rs 50 lakh each, fell 23 per cent on-year in January-March to 16,273 units across eight major cities, including Hyderabad, mainly due to lower fresh…
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Entire Union cabinet, 19 CMs won’t help BJP win Bengal elections: Mamata
Kolkata: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP has deployed its entire machinery to defeat her party in the West Bengal assembly elections, as almost the entire Union cabinet…
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ED raids Kolkata, Burdwan in West Bengal PDS scam case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday, April 25, raided several locations in poll-bound West Bengal as part of its money laundering investigation into an alleged PDS scam, officials said. Searches were underway…
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SC declines relief to 65 Bengal election duty officers whose names were deleted in SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, refused to entertain pleas filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65 persons on election duty, against the deletion of their names…
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EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal assembly polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly elections, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a…
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High octane 1st phase polling concludes in Bengal, Tamil Nadu votes peacefully
Kolkata/Chennai: Voting began on Thursday, April 23, in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections and all 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, amid unprecedented security arrangements…
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Why have an election: Kapil Sibal slams EC, Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday, April 23, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of carrying out an “experiment in disenfranchisement” in West Bengal and…
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Two states: India’s mega election in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu on April 22
Kolkata/Chennai: The drumbeats of democracy grow loudest when two major states vote simultaneously, and April 23 promises exactly that – a high-decibel electoral spectacle in West Begal and Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu,…
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Calcutta HC stays EC order on action against ‘troublemakers,’ TMC says 500 held
Kolkata: A day before Assembly election in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, April 22, stayed an order of an Election Commission-appointed police observer who termed several citizens “troublemakers” and directed…
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WB I-PAC row: SC says CM’s intervention during probe puts democracy in peril
New Delhi: The alleged obstruction by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata came under intense scrutiny on Wednesday, April 22, with…
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Bengal: Fire at private hospital in Salt Lake, none injured
Kolkata: A fire broke out at a private hospital in Salt Lake area adjoining Kolkata on Tuesday, April 21, an official said. At least three fire tenders were pressed into service to…
